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Nita M. Lowey was a prominent Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative for New York's 17th congressional district from 1999 until 2021. She was the first woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee, a position she held from 2019 to 2021, where she played a crucial role in shaping federal budgetary decisions and funding allocations. Throughout her tenure, Lowey was known for her advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and women's rights, and she worked to secure funding for various programs benefiting her constituents and communities across the nation.
As my colleague knows, I have great respect for the distinguished chairman of the Labor-HHS Subcommittee, for which we don't even have a number right now, so we don't know how much we have to spend. But I also would like to respond to your…
Before I make my statement, I just want to respond to our distinguished chair of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Has the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations introduced…
Before I begin, I would like to thank Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Chairman Rogers for their work on the bill. The energy and water bill is the second bill we will consider on the floor this year. Over and over again, the…
As summer approaches, the CDC confirmed 1,204 cases, including more than 100 pregnant women in the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. territories as of May 11. So far all of the continental U.S. cases are associated…
I thank the distinguished ranking member of this committee, Mr. Sanford Bishop, for that very generous introduction. I would like to thank my good friend on the other side of the aisle, Chairman Dent from the neighboring State of…
I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz).
The Republican Zika bill provides $622 million, about one-third of the $1.9 billion requested. The bill also steals more Ebola funding as an offset instead of replenishing what was already redirected to Zika. We don't offset spending to…
May I ask how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York has 8\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Kentucky has 4 minutes remaining.
I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lee), a distinguished member of the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget.
In February, the World Health Organization declared Zika a public health emergency of international concern, and the President called for $1.9 billion to respond to the impending crisis to prevent the spread in our very own communities…
I am very pleased to yield 3 minutes to the articulate gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, who has been very clear on the…
I appreciate the chairman's eloquent remarks. However, I want to emphasize again that this is an emergency. People are severely, severely, being impacted because of the Zika virus. This is an emergency. We should be doing it immediately. I…
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